Cassandra L. Langer

Art historian and critic Cassandra Langer became the accidental biographer of Romaine Brooks (1874-1970) when a search to uncover the artist’s aesthetics led Langer to rethink the flawed narrative of Brooks’ life.

After decades of research, her work led to the discovery of authentic source material never before translated from the original French. To discover the newfound secrets of Romaine Brooks, follow or join our Facebook Group-Romaine Brooks (1874-1970). My theothersideoftheraibbow.org offers an opportunity of connecting directly to my mailing list should you have questions or comments it also includes includes two poetry books enhanced by original watercolors, Rainbow Blues and Visages of Venus, published with Painted Pony Press through Lulu). Look for a third collection of social justice poems focusing on authoritarian abuses at home and abroad in 2027.

MENTAL HEALTH: Erase Her This is not a how-to guide, diagnostic framework, or set of recommendations.

I wrote it as a hybrid narrative nonfiction story that allows readers to encounter the lived experience behind policies, charts, and case notes—without dramatization or accusation.

This book, the BEFORE is for advocates and counselors, it functions as ethical witness:

a reminder of why vigilance, humility, and listening matter. It provide mental health tools for parents, questioning kids, and loving Allies, including courageous teachers, guidance counselors, and relatives from inside the experience of a fourteen year old girl’s reality not a text book.

MIAMI CONFIDENTIAL, the story I am currently working on is the AFTERMATH Of my experience as I attempt to put my brutal past behind me. It is a slice of life lived fully, erotically, passionately, without apology on the other side of my rainbow.